The Costa del Sol and other popular Spanish holiday hotspots are planning to fine tourists who blatantly disobey red flags on the region's beaches. The Andalusian regional government is drafting a...

President Roosevelt declares war on Japan on December 9, 1941, after Pearl Harbor attack (Image: Getty)What began with blood and pride ended in ashes and bone. The dream of a glorious new empire run...

'Taxi boats' pick up migrants in waist-deep water as Channel smugglers switch tactics11 hours agoAndrew HardingParis correspondent•@BBCAndrewHReporting fromFrench coast, south of CalaisAs the...